Aging and Old Age: New Perspectives |
Contents
A Perspective for Studying Old Age and Aging | 5 |
CHAPTER 2 | 17 |
Intellectual Functioning | 26 |
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abilities activities advanced societies affect age and aging age conflicts age differences age norms age strata age stratification age stratum age structure age system age-related aging processes Alex Inkeles Anne Foner attitudes baby boom behavior benefits biological changes chapter cross-section cross-section studies decline dependency ratio developed earlier economic elderly parents empty nest example factors Gerontology grow older important income increase influenced interaction intergenerational involve issues Jerome Kagan labor force large number later less levels lives longitudinal studies losses Louis Harris major marital marriage married Matilda White Riley middle-aged modern societies older cohorts older people's older person older population older women older workers organizations particular patterns percent period Perspectives physical political position preindustrial societies problems programs psychological relationships relatively retirement sixty-five social aging social roles social support spouse status stratification system successive cohorts United voluntary associations widowed widowhood young younger adults